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L` 'REVIS BURIAL VULT MOLD N med aan. 2s. 192s *Ui '93 Q Jan. 13. 1925.

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1. REvls '082 BURIAL VAULT MOLD med Jan. as. 192s 2 suma-snm s Patented Jan. 13, 1925.

LOUIS REVIS, OF BLUE BOUND. ILLINOIS.

BURIAL-VAULT MOL-D.

Application filed January 23, 1923,

T UZ infima 'if muy concer/n.'

Be it known that l, Louis Bevis, a citizen of the United States, residing at Blue Mound` in the county ol Macon and State l of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Burial -Vauit Molds, ot' which the following is a specifica tion.

This invention relates to inolds for conrrete and other plastic burial vaults and. has as one of its primary objects to provide a inold by the use of which the vault body and lid may be conveniently, economically, and expeditiously produced.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the nlold that its parts will not be liable to become disarranged during the molding operation.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the inold that the component parts thereof may be readily disassembled when the body or lid, as the case may be, is to be removed therefrom.

ln the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a top plan view o i' the niold provided for producing the vault body;

Figure 2 is a viewipartly in elevation and partly in section on the line 2l-2 of Fig ure l;

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 3 3 ot Figure 2;

Figure l is a view siinilar to Figure 2 illustrating the inold for the lid of the vault;

Figure 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 5 5 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a vertical transverse sectional view through a vault produced by the use of the mold. p

Referring to Figs. l to Il, inclusive, which illustrate the inold structure en'iployed in producing the body ot1 the vault,y the numeral l indicates a base, which may be of wood or any other suitable material and 45 preferably ot rectangular form. In order to retain in place upon the base the outer and inner sections of the mold constituting respectively the mold chamber and the core, cleats 2 and 3, preferablyv of angle iron,rare 50 secured upon the upper surface of the base 1 and extend respectively parallel to the longitudinal and end edges of said base, .and other cleats 4 and 5 are secured upon Serial N0. 614,443.

the upper face of said base and respectively extend in spaced parallel relation to respective ones of the cleats 2 and 3.

The outer section of the mold. or in other words, the mold chamber proper, is .indicated in general by thenuineral 6 and the same comprises side walls 7 and end walls S. "The walls 7 and 8 are preferably each formed from an integral sheet of metaland the walls are respectively reinforced by angle irons t) and 10 riveted or otherwise secured upon their outer faces and extending longitud in ally thereof, these angle irons preventing buckling or other distortion of the said walls and permitting the Walls to be made of relatively thin sheet metal. The walls are assembled with their ends meeting and they are separably connected at their meeting ends or, in other words, at the corners of the said outer section or inold chamber by providing them at their ends With obliquely outwardly directed flanges 11 through which bolts or other fastening elements 1Q are engaged or secured. Owing to the 'formation of these flanges and the fact that they are lirinly secured together face to tace, leakage of the plastic material beinpr molded is etlectfually prevented. The lower lportions of the plates comprising the Walls and 8 are deflected outwardly as ati13 and thence extended downwardly .las at 14 so that the vault body, as shown innFigure 6 of the drawings and indicatedl by the referencei letter B will be provided upon its outer side around its open top with a thickened shoulder portion. By reference to ther draw ings it'will be observed that the outer section or mold chamber is disposed in position resting upon the upperside of thebase t and that the lower edges of the; portions lli of its walls? and 8 seat beside the Vinner sidesof the cleats 2 and-3, the said section 6 being in this manner restrained against displacement either longitudinally or hori- 'zontallv The inner section of the meld,-or ingother words, the eor`e is indicatedinigenerl by tlieornuneral 15 and the Same comprises side "walls-16, end walls 17, and corner wall .sec-

tions 18. 'Each of the side walls 16 ispret erably formed from aisinele integral sheet of lmetal which is prefere, A1y reinforced by upper and lower angle irons i9 i'ivete1 or otherwise secured to the inner face thereot and extending lonfgitudinall)v thereof. these angle irons terminating slightly short nt the vertical end edges ol the said side wall sections wherelly each sertion has end niareinal portions lll to the inner tures ot which are secured vertical angle irons 2l. The end wall sections lT are likewise each in the torni ot' an integral plate ot' sheet metal reinA tort-ed lo' angle irons 2;) serured to the inner face thereol'. Vertical angle irons 223 heinp' secured to the end marginal portions ot' the said end wall seetions and corresponding to the angle irons 2l. lach corner section lr! comprises relalirelr right angnlarly disposed side and end wings 24V and 25u these corner sections heinfil likewise l'ornied ot' sheet metal and ha ring` their Wings 2t and 2h reinforced by angle irons 26 and 97. The angle irons 2o and 2T terminate short ol the outer vertical edges ot the respectire wings so that relatively broad marginal portions 2S are provided aud to these portions, inwardly ot' the edges thereof. are secured vertically dis posed angle irons 29. lolts or other fastening elements SO are secured through the meeting angle irons 2l and il?) und 23 and 2) and in this manner the side. end` and corneisections ot' the core are separahljr connected together. it' being observed h v reference to Figure l. that the projecting marginal portions ot' the corner sections will overlap the attached Wines of the angle irons 2l and i2?) ot the side and end sections so that the juncture ol' thc edges of the sections will llreak joint with the juncture of the angle irons to prevent leakage ol' the plastic material. The core is adapted to he disposed upon the hase l ot the mold with the lower edges of its side and end Walls seating against the outer sides of the cleats 4 and as Will he evident. hy reference to Figures and 3 ot the drawings.

In order that the hotly ,l ol the vault nia)v he prorided at its open to i with a seating shoulder S and with a scaling groove (l. each section comprising the core is provided upon its outer side and along its lower mar-- final portion with a longitudinally extending bead fil provided upon its outer side with an outstanding rih 32, as liest sl'iown in Figures Q and P. ot the drawings. The side walls 1li oi the core are relatively braced so as to prevent distortion, hy means ot transverse hrace rods which have downturned end portions 3i removably seated in openings 35 formed in the horizontal Wings of the upper angle irons 19.

The top of the core is indicated in general by the numeral Btl and comprises a rectangular sheet metal plate 3T which is disposed to rest at its marginal portions upon the upper edges of the side, end, and corner sections of the core and closes the top ot the said core. The plate 37 is braced at its intermediate portion, against sagging, by a T-irou 23S which is seated at its ends in sockets Bil Vt'orined in supporting plates #ttl secured to the inner tacos ot' the slide wall sections 16 ot' the core near the upper edges thereof, the T-iron extending tranererselj,T beneath and hcintnil secured to the under side ot' the said plate 37 at a point suloslantiiallyv inidu'ay hetween its ends. The engagement otthe ends ot' the T-iron in the sockets in the supportingY plates l0 serres not only to pre \ent downward displacement or distortion ot' the intermediate portion ot the plate hut also serres as a means tor properly center-insr this plate upon the top ot the core and preventing its accidental displacenient during the molding operation.

Front the foregoing it will he understood that a l'ter the tiro parts ot the uiold have heen set up as shown in Figures l. i. and it. tht` plastic material ma)v lie poured into the mold. lilliunr the spaces hetween the side and e lul walls otl the mold chainher and ore and also tilling the spare within the lnold rlnnnher :thove the top plate 36 ot' the t-ore. the snrt'are ot the plastic material heinn' troweled otl llush with the upper edges ot' the Walls oll the mold ehaniher and the whole living then allowed to set. A\tter it has set. the mold with the vault bod)v therein may he overturned` the base 1 removed. the securing elements 3() removed from engagement through the angle irons, and the ser tions comprising the core separated and remored troni within the vault hody. Then the side walls ot the core are removed. the socket plates Lttl are. oi" course` lifted troni the ends of the T-iron ltt which is serured to and extends transn'ersel)T of the trop plate :17. The said iron then serres as a handle or nieniher which maiv he gripped h v a lool so as to permit the top plate to he lifted troni the formed vault body.

The niold illustrated in Fiel. -lV and 5 ot the drawings and employed in producing the lid ot' the vault com )rises a hase ttl upon the upper Vtace ot which is arranged and suitahly secured a core 42 which is, gener-Y ally speaking;1 ot a transverse-ly arched ron-1 tour? the arched upper surface` which is in dicaterl hy the numeral 43, terminating in lurl'eralily flat downwardlyand outwardlyv inclined surtares 4l at the sides and ends of the Core. 'lhe core 42 is surrounded hy a rertangular mold trame indicated in gen' eral h v the numeral 45 and comprisingr sidesfl and ends 47. The sides and ends ot the mold Vtrarne are separate from one another. and each meinher of the frame is provided upon its outer side with a plurality ot at taeliing;r hraelcets 4S. each haring an outstanding lower end portion 49 occupying a plane with the lower edge of the respective traute ineinher and adapted to rest upon the upper surface ot* the base l when the frame lll() fill members are assembled upon the said hase. Studs 5l) are anchored in the base at snitahly located points` and wing nnte4 5l are removablyv threaded onto the studs and bear against the upper sides ot the outetandinl portionev 4:9 of the bracket members 48, the `Studs projecting. ot' Course. through openings in the said portions.v lt). The trame members are provided upon their inner eides with ribs .32 which correspond in general yshape and function to the ribs previousl)v tflescribed and which serve to form about the lid ot' the vault a sealing groove. indicated by the reference letter G in Figure l. H v reterence to Figfuree4 land 5 it will be observed that the membere` ot the mold trame are inclined npwardbv and inwardl)r so that the lower portion of the lid ot' the vault has a downwardlyv and outwardly inclined outer sui-tare at its sides and ende thus providing. between the lid and the open top ot' the body`y a continuous pocket P to receive any suitable Sealing material which may be poured into the Said pocket, the material. ot course. entering' the grooves (l and (,l.

In producintgr the lid` the mold trame is Secured upon the base 4l and the plastic inaterial ot which the lid is to be t'ormed is applied over the core and into the Space between the lower portion otthe core and the mold trainer` beingr troweled to a smooth ieurtare and permitted to set. Al'ter the material has set, the wing nuts 51 ma)v he rek moved and the mold trame meinbere then AQeparated trom the baee so as to permit of bodil)7 removal of the molded lid.

Having thus deseril'ied the invention` what ie claimed as new is:

l. ln a mold ot the class described, a base, a core upon the hase provided at its bottom portion and at ite exterior with a form element outstanding' from the plane of ite walls and a rib extending longitudinally o l' said torni element between the upper and lower edges ot' the Same, and mold walls upon the base siirroundingl the core and having their lower portions outwardlyY deflect* ed, the said walls being' separable trom eat-h other and trom the base.

2. in a mold ol' theI class described. a hase` a mold chamber upon the base, and a core upon the base within the mold chamber, the said core comprising a rectangular hollow body. a top plate eloeing the upper end ot' the core body and occupyingr a plane below the piane ol" the top ot' the mold ehan'iber` and means supported by the opposite sides ol' the core and Sustaining the intermediate portion ol' the said lop plate. the said means eomprisinpl a transverse angle bar secured between its ends to and in contact throughout ite entire length with the under side ol' the top plate, and socket members upon the -eaid Sides ot tho core reeeivin the ends of said bar.

In testimony whereof I allix my Signature.

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